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Joint Juice (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812S01EntrepreneurshipSe centra en la Joint Juice, una puesta en marcha en la categoría de bebidas de la nueva era. La compañía tiene una fórmula patentada para producir una bebida de glucosamina, el único en el mercado. (La glucosamina es un suplemento nutricional cree que ayuda a las articulaciones rejuvenecer y la artritis tratamiento.) La compañía ha hecho un progreso lento en su fase inicial, pero a medida que los extremos caso, tenga la oportunidad de ir a nacio...Starting at €8.20
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Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-811041-EEntrepreneurshipAfter investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments and communicate with each other about their portfolio strategies. The case recounts key decisions made by founder and CEO Steve Carpenter, including several "pivots" -- shifts in busi...Starting at €8.20
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Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Gain Liquidity
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison Berkley; Richardson, EvanCase HBS-812035-EEntrepreneurshipSamir Kaul, a Partner at Khosla Ventures, looked out his office window. It was late June, 2011, and like almost every day in Menlo Park, the sun was shining. Kaul was reflecting on what had been a very positive 10 months in the venture capital business. Over that span, he had helped three of his portfolio companies through IPOs, and helped Khosla Ventures raise its third fund, bringing the total outside capital raised by the group to more than $2...Starting at €8.20
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1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (Abridged)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Richardson, Evan; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812133-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry dramatically by partnering with the Asian manufacturers that had ...Starting at €8.20
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Embrace
Chu, Michael; Bloom, David E.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-814001-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Keeping Google "Googley" (Spanish version)
Groysberg, Boris; Thomas, David A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-409S03EntrepreneurshipThis case, set in 2008, examines how Google has worked to avoid potential negative byproducts of rapid growth such as bureaucracy, slow decision-making, lack of visibility, and organizational inconsistency. When the case protagonist, Kim Scott, started with Google in 2004, she wondered if she would still be there in several years as she liked small, entrepreneurial companies. In 2008, she was pleased that Google still had the same entrepreneurial...Starting at €8.20
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The Mission Versus the Bottom Line (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyArticle HBS-R1110Z-EEntrepreneurshipBaldwin Farms, a California-based organic lettuce grower, has opened a distribution center in Pennsylvania to meet the rising demand for its product on the East Coast. Though the center has strengthened the young company's relationships with regional retailers, it's bleeding money and distracting the top team from other priorities. Can the company turn things around, or is it time to throw in the towel? William A. Sahlman and Allison Berkley Wago...Starting at €8.20
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Linden Lab: Crossing the Chasm (Spanish Version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-815S09EntrepreneurshipIn early 2008, managers at Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world Second Life, faced decisions about the company's growth strategy. Despite profound initial skepticism about demand for a user-generated virtual world that was not a traditional game, Second Life had achieved profitability and strong growth. However, sustaining growth would prove challenging. Growth had strained Linden Lab's technical infrastructure. Also, although Second Life had...Starting at €8.20
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The Mission Versus the Bottom Line (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyArticle HBS-R1110L-EEntrepreneurshipBaldwin Farms, a California-based organic lettuce grower, has opened a distribution center in Pennsylvania to meet the rising demand for its product on the East Coast. Though the center has strengthened the young company's relationships with regional retailers, it's bleeding money and distracting the top team from other priorities. Can the company turn things around, or is it time to throw in the towel? William A. Sahlman and Allison Berkley Wago...Starting at €8.20
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Linden Lab: Crossing the Chasm
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-809147-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2008, managers at Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world Second Life, faced decisions about the company's growth strategy. Despite profound initial skepticism about demand for a user-generated virtual world that was not a traditional game, Second Life had achieved profitability and strong growth. However, sustaining growth would prove challenging. Growth had strained Linden Lab's technical infrastructure. Also, although Second Life had...Starting at €8.20